Protection Officer

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Protection Officer in Zarzis.

About the job

• Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Protection Team Leader.

DRC Tunisia protection portfolio aiming to contribute to the improvement of the humanitarian protection response in the governorate of Medenine by:

• Understanding the profiles and experiences of refugees and migrants for sustainable response.
• Improving the governance and project management capacities of the identified CSOs through a diagnosis of their organizational capacities and an analysis of their strengthening needs.
• Strengthening the child and youth protection and integration mechanisms put in place by the identified CSOs through a modeling process of emergency referral services.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Provide direct support to DRC partner organization in project implementation
• Ensure efficient and effective implementation of project respective activities like trainings, mentorships, knowledge and experience exchange events for CSOs etc. while following the work plan and budget.
• Assist in designing and delivering high quality capacity building activities to address the identified needs of CSOs
• Contribute to facilitating thematic workshops for the targeted CSOs to support knowledge and experience sharing, cooperation and networking
• Maintain regular communication with external experts and consultants, including carrying out coordination meetings and tracking progress of assigned tasks
• Carry out protection activities according to work plan and allocated budget in accordance with protection standards and the guidance of the protection team leader;
• Follow all protection guidelines and SoPs, including appropriate tools based on the job responsibilities, and provide regular feedback to technical unit on additional needs
• Ensure the adherence to ethical data collection and data protection and data sharing protocols throughout protection activities;
• Contribute to the monitoring of activities, progress and the collection of data throughout the implementation of projects as well as liaise with the DRC MEAL department
• Develop and maintain good relations with the project beneficiaries, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of the project activities
• Coordinate with external stakeholders and other DRC programme and support departments with regard to procurement of services and synergetic programmatic approaches.
• Collaborate with Economic Recovery team to ensure implementation of DRC integrated programming approach.
• Document case studies, best practices and lessons learned from the cases handled by the protection staff
• Perform other related duties as assigned

About you

To be successful in this role you should have :

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an entry to mid-level position in humanitarian protection or relevant social service field.
• Proven work experience in implementing migration, child protection, GBV protection, and/or legal aid activities in Tunisia.
• Proven record of community engagement and consultation, such as assessments, trainings, workshops, or awareness sessions.
• Technical understanding of core protection concepts, prevention and emergency response strategies.
• Experience in identifying and responding to needs of particular vulnerable individuals of people of concern based on protection risks, age, gender, and diversity analysis, and/ or other criteria.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team;
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Professional fluency in English, French and Arabic is required.. Moreover, we also expect the following

Required

• Master’s degree in international development, social science, civil
• society, law, political science, Human Rights, or a related field.
• Or Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields with at least 5 years’ working experience in similar protection positions
• Languages : English, French and ArabiC

Source: https://job.drc.ngo/jobs/job?id=170551